
{"id":4337,"date":"2012-03-30T09:20:22","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T09:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sivecochina.com\/en\/?p=4337"},"modified":"2014-10-22T08:51:00","modified_gmt":"2014-10-22T08:51:00","slug":"tips_tricks-what_is_bluebee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsletter.bluebeecloud.com\/en\/tips-tricks\/tips_tricks-what_is_bluebee\/","title":{"rendered":"What is bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A lot of readers, especially old Siveco customers, ask us about bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> and bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> cloud. They have read articles and case studies, but still have basic questions: what is it, what does it do, is it applicable for me? This month\u2019s Tips &#038; Tricks will provide a simple introduction to bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> suite of products and answer some of these questions. Upcoming issues will go deeper into functional component of bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> (no capitals, even when it begins a sentence!) is Siveco\u2019s suite of mobile solutions for the \u201cworker of tomorrow\u201d. Developed in our Shanghai R&#038;D center since 2008, it capitalizes on over 25 years of experience in the global maintenance market and over 10 years in mobility. Running on smartphones or tablet PCs, the solution works with any back-office maintenance management database (Coswin, Maximo, SAP, Datastream).<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unlike other mobile systems available in the Chinese market, bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> is a standard off-the-shelf product, configurable based on customers\u2019 needs without any programming involved. Standard products benefit from the larger customer base, support plans, regular releases (one major upgrade every year)\u2026 Without all the issues brought by custom development, namely inadequate design by IT people without understanding of the business, bugs and lack of long-term support.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> can be implemented on single sites, typically to manage inspections in large manufacturing plants, with its own planning tool or running against an existing CMMS. It can also be deployed or on large multisite organizations, such as facilities management or technical field services companies, large network infrastructures, running on bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> cloud.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u2019s functional scope, tightly integrated with the back-office solution, is very comprehensive covering all types of field work \u2013 operational and maintenance inspections, measurement rounds, meter readings, customer service, regulatory checks, site surveys, fire safety, risk prevention, facility management, etc.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">From a business improvement perspective, bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> is the tool to implement best practices all the way down to individual field workers, to equip workers with all the necessary know-how and to allow quick feedback to central management for decision-making purposes.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> integrates powerful mobile devices management functionality, allowing quick large scale deployment and daily management of a large number of mobile devices (smartphones PDAs and tablets). This includes aspects related to data security, upgrades, data synchronization across various telecommunication channels, etc.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Target industries include:<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">-&emsp;Industrial plants (chemicals, process, large factories in general)<br \/>\n-&emsp;Facility management companies (FM service providers)<br \/>\n-&emsp;Building owners (retailers, developers, hotels, large corporations or government)<br \/>\n-&emsp;Field service companies (technical inspections, maintenance service providers)<br \/>\n-&emsp;Infrastructure projects (grid, water, metro, rail)<br \/>\n-&emsp;Government bureaus (fire safety, agencies with a technical role)<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The solution can be used at different levels, for example by a large multisite owner to manage risk and supervise its contractors, as well as by their various FM service providers to manage day-to-day work.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Quick overview of bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>:<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 160px; height: 220px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sivecochina.com\/sites\/default\/files\/oldsitefile\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/newsletter\/05_Tips_tricks_01_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"215\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Engineers conduct site surveys (safety, energy, maintenance) and get immediate assistance from the technical knowledge base. Non-compliance and risk areas are instantaneously reported to the central system. Scanning of asset tags (barcode or RFID) and GPS positioning ensures that inspections are actually performed.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 230px; height: 150px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sivecochina.com\/sites\/default\/files\/oldsitefile\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/newsletter\/05_Tips_tricks_02_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"145\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> tablet<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This Tablet-PC solution with a larger screen format ensures easy access to documents and drawings. Engineers can also create new documents onsite (photo, recordings, notes) for direct input into the structured database.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 210px; height: 165px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sivecochina.com\/sites\/default\/files\/oldsitefile\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/newsletter\/05_Tips_tricks_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"160\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> cloud<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Accessible on large touchscreen display (control center) and on any PC, bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> cloud provides powerful built-in management functionalities to display data in maps and charts, manage central technical data, plan and track activities, produce KPIs and management reports, manage mobile devices and integrate seamlessly with other subsystems (GIS, SCADA, video surveillance, site-level CMMS\/EAM, etc.).Functional coverage includes risk prevention, maintenance, meter readings, compliance reporting based on data from the field (mobile users and online monitoring).<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A lot of readers, especially old Siveco customers, ask us about bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> and bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> cloud. They have read articles and case studies, but still have basic questions: what is it, what does it do, is it applicable for me? This month\u2019s Tips &#038; Tricks will provide a simple introduction to bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> suite of products and answer some of these questions. Upcoming issues will go deeper into functional component of bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> (no capitals, even when it begins a sentence!) is Siveco\u2019s suite of mobile solutions for the \u201cworker of tomorrow\u201d. Developed in our Shanghai R&#038;D center since 2008, it capitalizes on over 25 years of experience in the global maintenance market and over 10 years in mobility. Running on smartphones or tablet PCs, the solution works with any back-office maintenance management database (Coswin, Maximo, SAP, Datastream).<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unlike other mobile systems available in the Chinese market, bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> is a standard off-the-shelf product, configurable based on customers\u2019 needs without any programming involved. Standard products benefit from the larger customer base, support plans, regular releases (one major upgrade every year)\u2026 Without all the issues brought by custom development, namely inadequate design by IT people without understanding of the business, bugs and lack of long-term support.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> can be implemented on single sites, typically to manage inspections in large manufacturing plants, with its own planning tool or running against an existing CMMS. It can also be deployed or on large multisite organizations, such as facilities management or technical field services companies, large network infrastructures, running on bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> cloud.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u2019s functional scope, tightly integrated with the back-office solution, is very comprehensive covering all types of field work \u2013 operational and maintenance inspections, measurement rounds, meter readings, customer service, regulatory checks, site surveys, fire safety, risk prevention, facility management, etc.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">From a business improvement perspective, bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> is the tool to implement best practices all the way down to individual field workers, to equip workers with all the necessary know-how and to allow quick feedback to central management for decision-making purposes.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> integrates powerful mobile devices management functionality, allowing quick large scale deployment and daily management of a large number of mobile devices (smartphones PDAs and tablets). This includes aspects related to data security, upgrades, data synchronization across various telecommunication channels, etc.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Target industries include:<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">-&emsp;Industrial plants (chemicals, process, large factories in general)<br \/>\n-&emsp;Facility management companies (FM service providers)<br \/>\n-&emsp;Building owners (retailers, developers, hotels, large corporations or government)<br \/>\n-&emsp;Field service companies (technical inspections, maintenance service providers)<br \/>\n-&emsp;Infrastructure projects (grid, water, metro, rail)<br \/>\n-&emsp;Government bureaus (fire safety, agencies with a technical role)<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The solution can be used at different levels, for example by a large multisite owner to manage risk and supervise its contractors, as well as by their various FM service providers to manage day-to-day work.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Quick overview of bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>:<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 160px; height: 220px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sivecochina.com\/sites\/default\/files\/oldsitefile\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/newsletter\/05_Tips_tricks_01_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"215\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Engineers conduct site surveys (safety, energy, maintenance) and get immediate assistance from the technical knowledge base. Non-compliance and risk areas are instantaneously reported to the central system. Scanning of asset tags (barcode or RFID) and GPS positioning ensures that inspections are actually performed.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 230px; height: 150px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sivecochina.com\/sites\/default\/files\/oldsitefile\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/newsletter\/05_Tips_tricks_02_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"145\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> tablet<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This Tablet-PC solution with a larger screen format ensures easy access to documents and drawings. Engineers can also create new documents onsite (photo, recordings, notes) for direct input into the structured database.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 210px; height: 165px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sivecochina.com\/sites\/default\/files\/oldsitefile\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/newsletter\/05_Tips_tricks_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"160\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> cloud<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Accessible on large touchscreen display (control center) and on any PC, bluebee<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> cloud provides powerful built-in management functionalities to display data in maps and charts, manage central technical data, plan and track activities, produce KPIs and management reports, manage mobile devices and integrate seamlessly with other subsystems (GIS, SCADA, video surveillance, site-level CMMS\/EAM, etc.).Functional coverage includes risk prevention, maintenance, meter readings, compliance reporting based on data from the field (mobile users and online monitoring).<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8370,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,260],"tags":[160,23,106,136],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.bluebeecloud.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4337"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.bluebeecloud.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.bluebeecloud.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.bluebeecloud.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.bluebeecloud.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4337"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.bluebeecloud.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8516,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.bluebeecloud.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4337\/revisions\/8516"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.bluebeecloud.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.bluebeecloud.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.bluebeecloud.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.bluebeecloud.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}